Lake Powhatan

Staff very friendly and the facilities were very clean.

Absolute worst experience camping we've ever had.

I will begin by saying that the bathrooms are extremely clean, and the showers are very nice. That is the only positive thing about this campground. We planned a two night trip for a birthday and Mother's Day with my fiance and my in-laws. We made sure to follow all rules and regulations which were laid out to us upon arrival - we expected this to be a pretty strict campground given the conversation we had with the attendant, which is what we wanted! The first night, the group beside us were loud until well past midnight causing us to have to go out and get ear plugs in order to sleep, which was annoying but we were determined to still have a great time. The following night, however, on Saturday, the second group moved in. Keep in mind these sites are two tent max, two car max, and 8 people max. The group that moved in beside us, at one point, had 6 cars parked all along the road and on the forest floor (they eventually were told to move down to 4 vehicles, which they did - still breaking the rules, though). They had at least 10 people at their spot, and 4 large tents packed onto the tent pad. Clearly a situation where they needed a group campsite, which were available. The night began with extremely loud music and lots of drinking, then turned into late night drinking, even louder, again, well past midnight. At this point, our group had had enough, we didn't sleep at all hardly the first night, and the second night was infinitely louder than the first (ear plugs were no help). We decided at midnight to make the 3.5 hour trip back home and end what we had hoped to be a relaxing weekend with family early. I guess the campground is too close to downtown Asheville for it to be anything more than a party scene. Extremely disappointed and we won't be back.

The staff is so pleasant and helpful. The grounds are immaculate and the bathrooms are very clean. We have camped here for many years and the current staff is doing a great job. Keep it up!

The facility is remarkably well-maintained and has large and beautiful campsites. Personnel were respectful and helpful. This was a perfect experience. Firewood at $10 a bundle was the only disappointment and I hope that is readdressed soon.

We are long-time users of Lake Powhatan. It is a close drive to our home in Flat Rock, NC, and meets our needs for a great camping facility. We especially appreciate the single-stall restroom and separate shower. They are well taken care of by staff and on our last chilly stay, the heaters were welcome. Since we live in WNC, where lots of folks want to visit, we consider our camping options close to home well worth not having to travel long distances. It's right here and already the best!

Very clean and very beautiful.

My new go-to park when visiting Asheville
I travelled here with a 35’ 5th wheel, long bed pickup and parked in site #38 Lakeside Loop, a FHU, BI site for $28/night with the America the Beautiful Senior pass (50% off the site fee but utilities were charged separately.) The roads and sites were asphalt and navigating was okay. The road was a little narrow so going around curves was a bit tight. This site was just off a curve in the road which made it harder to get into plus being an uphill push. It took me 2-3 tries to get the approach right. It was a lovely site once in there. It was plenty long for the rig and truck as well as being spacious. Nice trees for shade and there wasn’t another site really close by. It was a quiet campground even though it was spring break. There are lots of trails nearby for both hiking and biking. I didn’t have much connectivity at the site – texts would come in randomly and sometimes emails would show up but I couldn’t open them. There was a handful of OTA channels and no wifi. The bathhouse was clean with individual shower rooms and toilets (2 each.) The staff and rangers were very helpful when I had an issue with my front jacks. There is a great grocery store 10-15 minutes away and an outlet mall nearby. This will be my go-to park to stay at when visiting Asheville. I would probably choose site 36 or 37 on the Lakeside Loop or 21 on the Big John Loop.

Nice hiking trails, they do not have "paper" maps so I would suggest printing some before you come. (I hate reading a map on my tiny phone screen). It is close enough to Ashville for some day trips in. The campsite was pretty quiet even though it was pretty full. It he Hard times section the sites are spread out enough that you are not crammed on top of each other.

Beautiful sites and clean bathroom facilities

Nice campground in close proximity to Asheville. 1 night at a site with hookups, 2nd night a dry site. Both were good. Bathrooms/showers were very modern and clean. Nice pond with swimming beach and fishing pier. No cell service with our T-Moble phones.
We heard it is possible to hike to the NC Arboretum from the campground, although we didn't do the hike. We drove to the Arboretum on our way out of town. Cost was $30, but worth it. Beautiful grounds, gardens, and visitor center. Current art exhibit of Andrea Rich's woodcuts is great. Don't miss it.